Once again, the battle for the ratings when it comes to football matches in the United States saw the Premier League emerging as the true champion.The games aired both in English and Spanish were no match for other competitions aired in the past week.
The only team that came close to contesting the dominance shown by the English top-flight was the USWNT, who played a couple of matches against Germany between Thursday and Sunday, with the latter gathering more average viewers. Good thing for them, since the Stars and Stripes took home the win on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.
Speaking of the matches that earned a spot in the podium, the "winner" in this week's ratings was the clash between Liverpool and Southampton, which ended with Liverpool's 3-1 win and with over 500,000 average viewers. The runner-up spot went to Manchester United's win on Sunday, where Erik Ten Hag's men claimed a 2-1 victory away from home, with their efforts catching the attention of over 450,000 average viewers. Last, but not least, Manchester City's loss to Brentford completed the podium with over 360,000 viewers watching the loss for Pep Guardiola's men.
It will be quite interesting to see what goes down next week, with barely no games being played and with the FIFA World Cup about to be held. Meanwhile, we leave you with the top matches that made our ranking.
(All games included were played in the FIFA World Cup)
FOX
Monday, November 21
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands at 10:43 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,581,000
Viewership rating: 1.19
USA 1-1 Wales at 1:43 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 7,761,000
Viewership rating: 3.27
Tuesday, November 22
Mexico 0-0 Poland at 10:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,509,000
Viewership rating: 1.40
France 4-1 Australia at 1:44 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,719,000
Viewership rating: 1.68
Wednesday, November 23
Spain 7-0 Costa Rica at 10:43 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,901,000
Viewership rating: 1.29
Belgium 1-0 Canada at 1:43 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,866,000
Viewership rating: 1.71
Thursday, November 24
Portugal 3-2 Ghana at 10:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 4,867,000
Viewership rating: 2.11
Brazil 2-0 Serbia at 1:43 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 6,187,000
Viewership rating: 2.15
Friday, November 25
Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador at 10:43 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 4,553,000
Viewership rating: 2.01
England 0-0 USA at 1:43 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 15,491,000
Viewership rating: 5.94
Fox Sports 1
Monday, November 21
England 6-2 Iran at 7:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,388,000
Viewership rating: 0.63
Tuesday, November 22
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia at 7:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,065,000
Viewership rating: 0.48
Wednesday, November 23
Germany 1-2 Japan at 7:43 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,608,000
Viewership rating: 0.71
Thursday, November 24
Uruguay 0-0 Korea Republic at 7:41 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,539,000
Viewership rating: 0.74
Friday, November 25
Qatar 1-3 Senegal at 7:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,136,000
Viewership rating: 0.58
Saturday, November 26
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia at 7:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,250,000
Viewership rating: 0.63
France 2-1 Denmark at 10:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,631,000
Viewership rating: 1.15
Argentina 2-0 Mexico at 1:41 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,539,000
Viewership rating: 0.74
Sunday, November 27
Japan 0-1 Costa Rica at 6:00 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 491,000
Viewership rating: 0.26
Belgium 0-2 Morocco at 7:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,240,000
Viewership rating: 0.63
Croatia 4-1 Canada at 10:42 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,815,000
Viewership rating: 1.34
Spain 1-1 Germany at 1:44 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,594,000
Viewership rating: 1.56
Telemundo
Monday, November 21
England 6-2 Iran at 7:31 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 700,000
Viewership rating: 0.37
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands at 10:36 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,188,000
Viewership rating: 0.59
USA 1-1 Wales at 1:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,292,000
Viewership rating: 0.95
Tuesday, November 22
Denmark 0-0 Tunisia at 7:29 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 740,000
Viewership rating: 0.43
Mexico 0-0 Poland at 10:32 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,989,000
Viewership rating: 1.27
France 4-1 Australia at 1:31 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,803,000
Viewership rating: 0.77
Wednesday, November 23
Germany 1-2 Japan at 7:35 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 877,000
Viewership rating: 0.48
Spain 7-0 Costa Rica at 10:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,876,000
Viewership rating: 0.87
Belgium 1-0 Canada at 1:33 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,697,000
Viewership rating: 0.72
Thursday, November 24
Uruguay 0-0 Korea Republic at 7:32 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,038,000
Viewership rating: 0.62
Portugal 3-2 Ghana at 10:33 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,964,000
Viewership rating: 1.36
Brazil 2-0 Serbia at 1:33 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 4,160,000
Viewership rating: 1.60
Friday, November 25
Qatar 1-3 Senegal at 7:32 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 796,000
Viewership rating: 0.44
Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador at 10:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,046,000
Viewership rating: 0.97
England 0-0 USA at 1:32 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,240,000
Viewership rating: 1.32
Saturday, November 26
Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia at 7:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 1,017,000
Viewership rating: 0.63
France 2-1 Denmark at 10:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,365,000
Viewership rating: 1.17
Argentina 2-0 Mexico at 1:32 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 6,311,000
Viewership rating: 2.29
Sunday, November 27
Japan 0-1 Costa Rica at 6:00 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 342,000
Viewership rating: 0.21
Belgium 0-2 Morocco at 7:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 662,000
Viewership rating: 0.42
Croatia 4-1 Canada at 10:30 a.m. ET
Average viewers: 2,112,000
Viewership rating: 1.08
Spain 1-1 Germany at 1:30 p.m. ET
Average viewers: 3,419,000
Viewership rating: 1.44